Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35955, Richard French, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
French, Richard S. 35955
CONTENTS

35955 INVALID.  Rev
File No. 85,955 Richard French On Feb 1880
Act: 18 th March 18 th Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 145
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(95)
Dist: of Columbia
Richard French, Capt Hamilton private Virginia line N. H. 2 nd mark Army N. H. 1 st batt
At $8. per mo cond n 7. Ap r 1878
Cert: issued 9 th April, 1878. & delivered to the Pension
Act. to 4 th Sep. 1878. 4 29 / 31 mo. $39.48
Rev. Y. claim, Act 18 th March 1878
George Gibson not continued

District of Columbia, WASHINGTON COUNTY, ss.
Be it known, That before me, a justice of the Peace , of the county aforesaid, personally appeared Richard French , and made oath, that he is the identical Richard French named in an original certificate in his possession, as follows:
War Department. REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Richard French late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the District of Columbia Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 7th day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
[SEAL.]
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 9th day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.
That he is entitled to a pension of Eight dollars per month, for services during the Revolutionary war; that he served in captain Hambleton company of Infantry in 1 st Virginia , regiment, that he now resides in Loudoun County Va. , and has resided there for the space of three months past: and that previous thereto he resided in Fairfax County Virginia
SWORN and subscribed this 4 day of March
1820 before me
Joseph Ferriss
his Richd. French mark

The Hon.
The Secretary at War
Washington City

District of Columbia , ss.
On this 7 th day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said district, personally appears Richard French aged 60 years, resident in Alexandria County in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Rich d French enlisted in Alexandria in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Hamilton of the 1 st Va. reg. ; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the year 1779 or 1780 , when he was discharged from service in Philadelphia in state of Pennsylvania , that he was in the battles of Monmouth and White Marsh
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Grimes hereto annexed - and that his discharge is not in his power and he does not know it to be in existence. Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
W. Branch
I, William Branch Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Richard French did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
April 7 th 1818.
W. Branch

District of Columbia town,
On the 7 th of April 1818, came also William Grimes of the town of Alexandria and made oath in due form of law that he knows that the Richard French served in the revolutionary army of the United States about three years, he having been in the same regiment with and well known to this deponent.
sworn before me
W. Branch.

Payable on the 4 th of March & 4 Sept in such sums by the agree as the amounts Bank W. Washington See of free
Recorded.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Army Claims,
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES,
the 10 th March 1818, _____ Richard French, late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, _____
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the District of Columbia Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars _____ cents per month, to commence on the 4 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES.
this 19 th day of April one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War